Heart-Lung and Lung Transplantation
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
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Pretransplant, Pediatric Pulmonary Clinic 730 Welch Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Monday afternoons Phone: Jackie Zirbes: (650) 721-1132 Fax: (650) 723-5201 |
Posttransplant, Pediatric Pulmonary Clinic 725 Welch Road, 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Wednesday mornings Phone: Jennifer Shek, Nancy McDonald or Lisa Brown: (650) 725-3810 Fax: (650) 736-8912 |
Services Overview
Our multidisciplinary team treats patients before and after lung and heart-lung transplants.Pretransplant Care
Our pretransplant patient evaluations include:
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Laboratory services
- Echocardiograms
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Radiologic tests
Posttransplant care includes:
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Laboratory monitoring
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Bronchoscopy - Examination of the bronchi (the main airways of the lungs) using a flexible tube (bronchoscope)
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Transbronchial biopsy - Lung tissue can be obtained during a bronchoscopy by passing a forceps through the bronchoscope
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Endomyocardial biopsy - A tiny sample of the heart is taken and checked for inflammation
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Outpatient IV infusions in the Short Stay Unit (SSU)
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Outpatient physical therapy
Our Team
Physicians |
Carol Conrad, MD Medical Director |
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David Cornfield, MD |
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Carlos Milla, MD |
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Rebecca Bernard, PhD |
Pretransplant Patient Care Coordinator
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Posttransplant Patient Care Coordinators
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Social Work
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